March 08, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a Harvard scientist, the current level of carbon in the atmosphere hasn’t been seen in 12 million years, and we cannot recover from this state just be reducing carbon emissions. James Anderson warned, “the chance that there will be any permanent ...
Read More...March 07, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2019 “High Risk” report, which concluded that climate change is a major threat to federal programs. “The federal government’s financial exposure will continue to grow unless it acts—and acts quickly—to invest in climate resilience and curb ...
Read More...March 06, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study has found that the ocean is experiencing more frequent and prolonged heatwaves that are damaging marine life. “Marine heat waves have become, on average, 34 percent more frequent and 17 percent longer since 1925. Over all, there are 54 ...
Read More...March 05, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – On March 15, tens of thousands of students in more than 30 countries plan to skip school to demand that politicians act on the climate crisis. So far, more than 70,000 kids have demonstrated on every continent except Antarctica. They realize their future is ...
Read More...March 04, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Miami real-estate agents say their clients aren’t concerned with rising sea levels in the undetermined future and would prefer to enjoy their wealth now. For a lot of the population, “the issue is too far in the future for them to be immediately concerned about ...
Read More...March 02, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study has determined there’s a 99.9999 percent chance that humans are the cause of global warming, attaining the gold standard for certainty. “The years 1983–2012 were likely the warmest 30-year period of the past 1,400 years”. While the number is increasing ...
Read More...March 01, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – This article gives a good overview of the greenhouse effect- how it was discovered, what causes it, and how it effects the climate. The article breaks down the different sources of greenhouse gases and also offers suggestions on how to reduce them. To ...
Read More...February 28, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new study, sea level rise has already cost homeowners on the East and Gulf coasts nearly $16 billion in property value. The states that have been the most affected are Florida, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Connecticut. To ...
Read More...February 27, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Days before his death, Wallace Broecker, the grandfather of climate science, urged scientists “to consider deploying a last-ditch solar shield to stop global warming”. In a recorded message to fellow climate scientists, Broecker warned that humanity was not moving fast enough to ...
Read More...